Associate Professor, University of Newcastle and Program Manager, Hunter New England Local Health District, University of Newcastle
Chris Williams is a NHRMC Clinical Research Fellow and Population Health Physiotherapist at Hunter New England Local Health District and Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle. He has qualifications in Exercise Science and Physiotherapy. He completed his PhD in 2013 at The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. His work involves a research-practice partnership, which focuses on the better organisation of clinical and population health services for the management of musculoskeletal conditions, particularly back pain, and the interaction with chronic disease and health risk behaviours across the lifespan (e.g.weight gain, inactivity, poor diet, alcohol misuse and smoking).
Experience
2015–present
Program Manager, Hunter New England Population Health
2016–present
NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
2016–present
Clinical Research Fellow, Hunter New England Local Health District
2014–2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle
2013–2014
Evaluation Officer, Hunter New England Population Health
2009–2012
PhD Candidate, The George Institute for Global Health
Education
2013
Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, PhD
2009
Faculty of Health Science, University of Sydney, Master of Physiotherapy
2002
Faculty of Health Science, University of Sydney, BAppSc (Exercise and Sport Science)